Washington township, Montgomery County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 201 (all rural)
| Males: 109 |  (54.2%) |
| Females: 92 |  (45.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 201 (159 owner occupied, 42 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Washington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 44.9
Median age of females: 45.5
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Average household size: 2.31
| Washington township: | 2.3 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.76
| Washington township: | $44,611 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $432 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,265 (it was $58,800 in 2000)
| : | $81,265 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Tenville Access (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Arlington Cemetery (1), Sciola Baptist Cemetery (2), Bolt Family Burying Ground (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Longs Branch (A), Fultons Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
84% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 171
- Northeast: 10
- Midwest: 34
- South: 6
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 87
- Two: 3
- Mobile homes: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $38,800
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
- Metal and metal products (15%)
- Construction (7%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (7%)
- U. S. Postal service (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Health care (17%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (11%)
- U. S. Postal service (11%)
- Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (26%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Registered nurses (13%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Printing workers (9%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (35.3%)
- English (15.3%)
- Swedish (14.7%)
- Irish (12.9%)
- Norwegian (6.5%)
- United States or American (4.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 75 (71%)
- Carpooled: 9 (9%)
- Walked: 4 (4%)
- Worked at home: 17 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Utility gas (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Electricity (15%)
99.1% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 226- In family households: 210 (68 male householders, 2 female householders)
65 spouses, 58 children (51 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 16 (2 male householders (2 living alone)), 14 female householders (14 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 41 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person,
34 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (9 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |